Quite a bit of “buzz” has preceded the update of the long-revered “Portland Plan” – our city’s visionary plan from the 1970s and mid-1980s that looked ahead 30 years. That plan, and others, put a number of goals, principles and policies in place, but it is now the 21st Century and time for a re-examination of what we want Portland to look and feel like for the next 30 years. There are meetings scheduled by the city’s Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, of course, but we think that preserving Portland’s traditional neighborhoods through the consideration and adoption of new tools that meet 21st Century preservation needs is needed. How do we define the value of historic preservation for Portland’s future? How do we manage growth versus true sustainability – where the social and economic benefits are as important as the energy and environment? How do we tie all of these values together? 

Please join us in this lively discussion as we develop an ongoing “tool kit” and collectively learn how we can all influence the right groups at the right time, as we advocate for knitting together the preservation values that the Portland Plan needs. We need to be sure that Historic Preservation plays its rightful role for the next 30 years. 

This program is assisted by a Partners in the Field challenge grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.   

Time: 10  a.m. – 12 p.m.

All Tickets: $10